American Red Cross to Test Blood Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies
- 4 years ago
American Red Cross to Test Blood
Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies On Monday, the American Red Cross announced
that they would be testing all blood, plasma and
platelet donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The organization said they hoped
it would provide “valued donors” with insight into
whether they’d been exposed to COVID-19 or not. American Red Cross Results from the American Red Cross’
antibody tests will be delivered within seven to
ten days via their donor app or website. They also said that they hoped performing
COVID-19 antibody testing would encourage
more people to donate blood. Blood donations have severely dropped off
since the beginning of the pandemic due
to COVID-19 caused restrictions. However, the need for a stable supply of
blood has not dwindled and blood is perishable,
meaning it can't be stockpiled. American Red Cross
Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies On Monday, the American Red Cross announced
that they would be testing all blood, plasma and
platelet donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The organization said they hoped
it would provide “valued donors” with insight into
whether they’d been exposed to COVID-19 or not. American Red Cross Results from the American Red Cross’
antibody tests will be delivered within seven to
ten days via their donor app or website. They also said that they hoped performing
COVID-19 antibody testing would encourage
more people to donate blood. Blood donations have severely dropped off
since the beginning of the pandemic due
to COVID-19 caused restrictions. However, the need for a stable supply of
blood has not dwindled and blood is perishable,
meaning it can't be stockpiled. American Red Cross